This manual studies the working conditions that exist in a range of different work places. The book includes step by step details of undertaking creative activities. An unusual activity book specially designed for schools. It teaches children about the harsh facts of child labour, at the same time how to recycle various things.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 24 September 2011
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Pirate - The Golden Age
This book describes the life of a pirate in the early 18th century, the ‘Golden Age of Piracy’. It charts the way these men (and a few women) were recruited, how they operated, what they looked like and what prospects their lives held. In the process the book strips away many of the myths associated with piracy to reveal the harsh realities of those who lived beyond the normal bounds of society.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 17 September 2011
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A Bridge to the Stars
12 year old Joel lives with his father in the cold northern part of Sweden. At night he often sneaks out of his father's house to look for a lonely dog he has seen from his window. On the bridge across the icy river he starts a secret society and has adventures. But one night he discovers that his father's bed is also empty and will have to come terms with his fathers new found love. The harsh reality of Joel's world comes vividly to life and leaves the reader spellbound.
Discovery School - Jeff Corwin Experience: Arizona: A Desert Ecosystem
With its combination of dry, cracked earth, stifling hot temperatures and wide vistas, the Arizona desert may seem a barren wasteland. Jeff discovers that this area is crawling with creatures equipped to thrive in these harsh conditions.
This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series , the emphasis in the book is on the organisms that dominate this harsh environment, although theoretical and experimental aspects as well as conservation and desertification are also considered